Avenue

What Avenue does

Avenue is a non-profit disability day-program alternative operated as a social enterprise under parent organisation Fighting Chance, an Australian registered NDIS service provider (405 000 3203). Founded in 2011 by Laura and Jordan O'Reilly in direct response to the limited post-school options faced by their brother Shane, who has cerebral palsy, Avenue delivers two program streams — Avenue Work and Avenue Social — across four coworking spaces in NSW: Frenchs Forest, Botany, Parramatta, and Warabrook (Newcastle). Avenue Work is structured around six microbusiness teams (Order Fulfilment, Animals, Gigs & Flyers, Hub Management, Markets, and Entrepreneurs) in which participants contribute to functioning businesses with all profits shared equally among participants, while Avenue Social provides community-based activities facilitated by trained support workers.

The platform operates on standard business operations tooling, augmented by light proprietary components including the Individual Learning Plans framework (customised per participant for goal and skill tracking), the Mad Paws client communication platform used by the Animals team to liaise with pet owners, and order-fulfilment e-commerce workflows that allow participants to manage stock, quality control, and dispatch for partner retailers. There is no proprietary AI/ML or advanced technology stack; the core IP is a workflow-redesign methodology that adapts commercial tasks to accommodate any ability level. Avenue has built a roster of more than ten order-fulfilment partners — including Yevu, WAW Handplanes, Borne Clothing, Wear It Purple, Global Sisters, UAS Pharmaceuticals, Grow Your Mind, Good Citizen, The Very Good Bra, Ekoroo, and Mikkoa — providing consistent paid work for participants.

Avenue's business model is funded primarily through NDIS participant plans under Core Supports (Social and Community Participation, Daily Living), Capacity Building, and Finding and Keeping a Job line items, supplemented by tax-deductible donations. Pricing follows the published NDIS price guide (parent Fighting Chance published July 2025 rates); services are delivered monthly via recurring participant attendance rather than negotiated enterprise contracts. Go-to-market is referral-driven — NDIS support coordinators, families, schools, and disability employment services — supplemented by media coverage (ABC News, Newcastle Herald, NBN News, SBS, Hunter Disability Magazine) and active storytelling via the Avenue website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn channels. As of 2024, Avenue supports 500+ participants across its four hubs with 31 staff, and the February 2024 Parramatta relocation added capacity for an additional 40+ participants beyond the prior 100+ weekly cohort.

Name

Avenue

Legal name

Avenue

Website

https://avenuecoworking.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Avenue is a non-profit NDIS-registered day program in NSW, Australia, operating four coworking spaces where 500+ people with disability participate in microbusiness work teams (order fulfilment, animals, gigs, hub management, markets, entrepreneurs) and community social programs, funded through NDIS plans and donations under parent Fighting Chance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Day Programs / Supported Employment Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Disability day programs
• NDIS service provider
• Supported employment
• Microbusiness coworking
• Disability social programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Frenchs Forest

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. NDIS Core Supports: Revenue from NDIS Core Supports including Social and Community Participation and Daily Living funding categories. Participants use their NDIS plans to fund attendance at Avenue's work and social programs.
2. NDIS Capacity Building: Revenue from NDIS Capacity Building funding streams that support skill development and increased independence for people with disability.
3. NDIS Finding and Keeping a Job: Revenue from employment-related NDIS funding supporting work-readiness and job retention skills.
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations are accepted from the public to support Avenue's operations. Every donation over $2 is tax deductible in Australia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Avenue operates four NSW-based coworking spaces that serve as a day program alternative for people with disability. Participants join Avenue Work (microbusiness work teams in Order Fulfilment, Animals, Gigs & Flyers, Hub Management, Markets, and Entrepreneurs, with profits shared equally among participants) or Avenue Social (community activities with skill-building focus). All services are delivered as a registered NDIS service provider under parent non-profit Fighting Chance, funded through participant NDIS plans.

Product overview

Avenue is a disability day program alternative operated by Fighting Chance that offers two main program streams: Avenue Work (microbusiness teams) and Avenue Social (community activities). Avenue Work comprises six distinct microbusiness teams: Order Fulfilment (ecommerce fulfillment for retail partners), Animals (doggy daycare), Gigs & Flyers (distribution and kitting), Hub Management (office support), Markets (ethical retail), and Entrepreneurs (individual business development). All profit generated by microbusinesses is shared equally among participants. Avenue Social provides community-based activities with skill-building focus. The organization operates four coworking spaces across NSW (Frenchs Forest, Botany, Parramatta, and Newcastle).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Avenue Work Day program alternative in which participants with disability join work teams that operate microbusinesses (Order Fulfilment, Animals, Gigs & Flyers, Hub Management, Markets & Entrepreneurs) inside a fully supported coworking space. All profits generated are shared equally among participants, supporting skill development, confidence, and economic participation.
• Avenue Social

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 people with disability supported across four locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Borne ClothingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Avenue Newcastle partnered with Borne Clothing in early 2022. Borne is an Australian social enterprise making mosquito-repellent clothing that donates 50% of profits to help end malaria. Team members manage stock management, order fulfilment, and record-keeping.
• WAW Handplanes (Wave After Wave)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Rikki started working with Avenue in January 2020 when demand for his recycled ocean plastic handplanes soared. Avenue Botany kitting and fulfils orders for WAW Handplanes. The business has since expanded internationally, shipping to the US and Europe.
• YevucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvenue participants in the Order Fulfilment team package and ship Yevu clothing orders. Yevu is a responsible fashion label generating sustainable income for women in Ghana. This partnership provides meaningful work tasks for participants while supporting ethical retail.
• Wear It PurpleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner supporting LGBTQIA+ young people through the organisation's work.
• Global SistersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner supporting marginalised women entrepreneurs through the organisation.
• EkoroominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner listed on Avenue's website.
• UAS PharmaceuticalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner for pharmaceutical products.
• Grow Your MindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner for mental health education resources.
• Good CitizenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner.
• The Very Good BraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner for sustainable bra products.
• MikkoaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrder fulfilment partner listed on Avenue's website.
• Fighting ChancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvenue is a social enterprise empowered by Fighting Chance, a non-profit organisation. Fighting Chance is the parent organisation and registered NDIS provider (NDIS Service Provider 405 000 3203). Avenue ABN 85 140 018 702.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Achieve Australia: NSW-registered NDIS provider focused on supported employment, accommodation, and day programs for people with disability. Closely comparable in mission, geography, and service mix (employment + community participation) to Avenue.
• Sunnyfield: NSW-based disability nonprofit providing supported employment, accommodation, and community participation services funded through NDIS. Direct peer on supported employment and day program service delivery.
• New Horizons Enterprises: NSW-based disability services provider running supported employment businesses (packaging, mailing, landscaping) similar to Avenue's Order Fulfilment and Gigs & Flyers microbusinesses. Strongly comparable operating model.
• Interaction Disability Services: ACT-based NDIS provider offering supported employment, accommodation, and community programs. Comparable mission and business model, with overlapping customer segment of working-age adults with disability.

Emerging players

• Mable: Tech-enabled NDIS marketplace connecting participants with support workers and providers. Comparable in that it competes for the same NDIS-funded community participation and employment support wallet, though via a platform rather than direct-delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Cerebral Palsy Alliance: Long-established NSW-focused disability services nonprofit offering accommodation, therapy, and day programs. Comparable as an incumbent NSW disability provider serving people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities with a similar mix of day and capacity-building services.
• Life Without Barriers: Major Australian disability, aged care, and youth services nonprofit delivering NDIS-funded supports including supported employment and community participation across multiple states.
• Aruma: One of Australia's largest disability nonprofits (formerly House with No Steps), operating nationally across disability accommodation, supported employment, and lifestyle services. Comparable in service breadth and NDIS funding model.
• Northcott: Large NSW-based registered NDIS provider delivering accommodation, therapy, and day programs. Overlaps with Avenue on disability day programs and employment-focused capacity building for NSW participants.
• Fighting Chance: Parent non-profit and registered NDIS provider (405 000 3203) that operates Avenue as a program. Fighting Chance's NDIS registration, governance, and operational infrastructure directly enable Avenue's service delivery, making it the closest umbrella organization by ownership and function.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/avenuecoworking
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avenuecoworking
• Instagraminstagram.com/avenuecoworking

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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